Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 11
11
Not Addressed
Replacing one PFAS with another can perpetuate long-term environmental and health risks and can lead...
Conclusion
Replacing one PFAS with another can perpetuate long-term environmental and health risks and can lead to regrettable substitutions, whereby banned substances are rapidly replaced by chemically similar and potentially harmful alternatives. (Conclusion, Paragraph 54)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response focuses on improving transparency around PFAS in consumer products and supply chains to support informed choice, but it does not directly address the Committee's concern about regrettable substitutions where banned substances are replaced by chemically similar and potentially harmful alternatives.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 6 July 2026. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗